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Blaine Ammeter took LaVonne Ammeter on Dec. 14 to Newton for a medical appointment and to do some shopping. Later in the afternoon they went to Marion. Blaine left for Ellinwood in the early evening and Michele Hartnagel stopped by for a little while.
Myron and Sally Ammeter came to the Ammeter farm from Manhattan on Dec. 15 and helped LaVonne address Christmas cards. They went back to Manhattan in the late afternoon.
On Dec. 16, Stan Ammeter took LaVonne to Florence to the beauty shop. Carolyn Holm arrived from Wichita to spend the night with LaVonne.
Carolyn and LaVonne left early in the morning Dec. 17 to a trip to Tulsa for a wedding. They picked up Katherine Ireland in Arkansas City and drove to the Sand Springs, Okla., home of Toby and Patricia Foster. Jake Foster took them to the Renaissance Hotel in Tulsa for the wedding of Scott and Toni Foster. They were joined by Rose Watts of Agency, Mo.
The group left Tulsa the next day to return home. They drove Katherine Ireland to Coffeyville and met Bob Ireland for brunch and coffee. Carolyn brought LaVonne home and then returned to Wichita.
On Dec. 19, Frank and Janice Woodruff visited LaVonne to repair a light in her kitchen. John Boese visited in the evening.